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Old 18 February 2013, 08:17 PM
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Default Clay Bar`d the car at the weekend

being white you dont get the full benefit but **** me, its like polished bloody glass now LOL, so damn smooth ! i hated driving it LOL

i started to fade towards the end, 4 hrs in total, i know this is no time compared to some people but it was long enough for me LOL

i took this shot of the wing but with the sun shining i can see swirl marks still,when i finished it was cloudy so didnt notice on the day

but hey, still looks better than it did LOL







You can see the shine on the bumper here LOL

Old 18 February 2013, 08:19 PM
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Very nice mate. White and silver are very hard to show the shine but that does look good.
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Nice mate. Hope you sealed the paint after you finished ?
Old 18 February 2013, 08:51 PM
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cheers guys, yeah,used the clay polish after i clay`d it etc, i used the T-Cut pack you get, quite a good little pack :-)
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Looking good there buddy. Did mine last summer for the first time & got a good result, did some homework first on a couple of Youtube tutorials
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Nice effort mate looks good you will soon get hooked thats how i started Lol
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Originally Posted by The Rig
cheers guys, yeah,used the clay polish after i clay`d it etc, i used the T-Cut pack you get, quite a good little pack :-)
You'll still need to seal the paint with either a wax or sealant of some sort mate.

The steps you've performed so far clean and cleanse the paint but won't offer any further protection.
Old 20 February 2013, 11:33 AM
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The writeup for the Kit says it protects the paint after claying it

Clay Bar

The T Cut clay bar is a non abrasive, synthetic polymer which acts like a magnet to collect all the small containments on a vehicle's paintwork which aren't visible to the naked eye. The 100g bar is enough clay to treat a mid size vehicle two to three times (depending on how dirty the paint is.) For best results use one half of the Clay Bar at a time.

T-Cut Clay Liquid

A thin film of T cut Clay Liquid provides a safety barrier that enables the clay to aquaplane across the surface of the paintwork, in other words, the clay is riding on a micro-thin film of lubrication, removing the surface contaminants by encapsulation in the malleable clay. Without lubrication, the clay will rub and judder across the paint surface, so plenty of clay liquid is required to remove the containments safely

T Cut Clay Wax

T Cut Clay Wax creates a super shiny and smooth surface to all vehicle paint finishes. THe slippery surface helps to protect the paintwork by inhibiting certain containments such as dirt, grime and road tar from sticking to and damaging the paintwork. The smoother the surface, the less chance there is of harmful debris lodging on the paint surface and causing damage. The wax will protect the paintwork for a lot longer than untreated paint
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Should be ok then mate. Never heard of it before tbh.
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looks good fella you should be proud of the finish
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That looks stunning mate, nice job.
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